Japan prepares to drop its pacifist mask as the right rises

A right-wing parliamentary supermajority is paving the way for Tokyo to amend its post-war pacifist constitution Japan ...

Fifty thousand people rally in Tokyo against revising pacifist Constitution

TOKYO: "Firmly oppose arbitrary revision of the Constitution!" "No to war!" "Safeguard the pacifist Constitution!" ...

Japan parties submit bill to revise referendum law, eyeing Constitution amendment

Japan's ruling coalition and two opposition parties on Friday submitted a bill to revise the law on referendums for amending ...
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[Column] Takaichi is putting Japan’s constitution in crisis

Rather than address pressing issues affecting the Japanese public like the oil supply shock, Takaichi and her party are pushing for ideologically grounded amendments to the constitution ...

Push to revise Japan’s pacifist Constitution gains steam

Some lawmakers stressed urgency while others urged caution in drafting revisions to Japan’s supreme laws at the first meeting ...

Japan sees largest protest in support of pacifist constitution as PM Takaichi pushes revisions

Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi has called for discussions to revise the constitution, saying it should ‘reflect the demands of the times’ ...
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Constitutional Change in Japan

For over seventy years, Japan’s constitution has remained untouched, a symbol of a reformed nation and a democratic society. Introduced under U.S.-led occupation in the wake of World War II, Japan’s ...